Environmental toxicology, physiology, old movies, history, ice hockey, learning how stuff works, making grilled cheese sandwiches...
Music
Springsteen, the Eels, Exploding Head, The Shins, Warren Zevon, Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, Patsy Kline, Nick Cave, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Wilco, Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Matthew Sweet, Lisa Germano, Johnny Cash, Flaming Lips, Deltron 3030, David Bowie, Billy Bragg, Beach Boys
Movies
American Werewolf in London, Anchorman, Back to School, Barfly, Blood Simple, Brazil, Carnival of Souls, The Children's Hour, City of Lost Children, Dark City, Dawn of the Dead, Desk Set, Dorothy Parker Vicious Circle, Elephant Man, Eternal Sunshine Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Finding Neverland, The Fly, Frailty, Ghost World, History of Violence, Happened One Night, Igby Goes Down, The Jerk, Lawrence of Arabia, Moonstruck, My Darling Clementine, My Favorite Year, Night of the Living Dead, Notorious, On the Waterfront, Repulsion, Ring, Royal Tenenbaums, Shining, Soft For Digging, Wild Strawberries
the grotesque · fahrenheit 451 · haunted · do androids dream of electric sheep · mansfield park · house without doors · the shining · affliction · the golden apples · stranger things happen · father and son · strange pilgrims · macbeth · slaughter-house-five · practical demonkeeping · 100 years of solitude · beloved · our town
The Missing Trailer Contest Winner is... John Palisano!
Congratulations John! I loved all the entries, but the one that suits that works best as a trailer for The Missing is this one:
Well thought out, thematically related to the novel, artistic, and technically skilled. Thanks, John!
I'd considered honorable mentions, but honestly, they were ALL so good that chosing a first place winner was hard enough. I'm still linking to all the entries on my website. Thanks everybody, for participating. You made my month.
Watch more trailers here:
In the affluent town of Corpus Christi, Lois Larkin's boyfriend Ronnie dumps her for her best friend. In her heartbreak, she takes her third grade class on an ill-advised field trip to Bedford. The children discover something buried in the woods, and a sickness that changes people soon spreads...
More about me...
"Akin to the more ambitious work of Stephen King...this effective debut promises great things to come."
-Publishers Weekly
"Deft and disturbing... twists expectations into surreal surprises... hypnotic reading..." -Douglas E. Winter
"Chilling, haunting and so smartly written that the pages fly by like the wind." -Ray Garton
I'm a Brooklyn-based writer. My first novel The Keeper was released in 2006, and was a New York Times' Editor's Choice. My second novel The Missing is out now, from HarperCollins. So far it's gotten a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.
I've got interviews running in the September issues of Fangoria, Rue Morgue, and Writer's Market, and several soon to come in October in November in Dark Scribe and Fearzone.com. I've also got some short stories coming out in the next few issues of Cemetery Dance Magazine, as well as a chapbook called "The Lost," also from Cemetery Dance, and a long piece in the PS Anthology Darkness on the Edge: Stories Inspired by Bruce Springsteen Stories. I'm working on two novellas, a collection of short stories, and my third novel, Audrey's Door.
Who I'd like to meet: Horror fans, thriller fans, book lovers, YouTubers, films pros, film amateurs, video trailer extraordinaires, funny people, creepy people, everybody!*
*Crazy people still sporting Barry Goldwater bumper stickers not included.
Sarah- I recently read up on you, and I just have to offer my sincere congratulations on your Bram Stoker Award this year. And for Best Novel! That's the Oscar for Best Picture as far as I'm concerned. What a tremendous, tremendous achievement! I am thoroughly impressed. Very well done; you must have worked extremely hard on that book. I can't wait to get ahold of The Missing. I take my hat and everything else off to you. Oh dear, I've just frightened the neighbors.
Sarah- I'm honored for the add, congratulations on your successes which all seem to be with publishers I would certainly aspire to sell my work to. I look forward to delving into your novels and I wish you continued writing happiness.
Hey Sarah, I just bought you as my PET! Click here to find out how much I think you're $$WORTH$$!
Also...
Just adding a little twist to this game. The owner of Doorways, at the end of each week, will win a free copy of the current issue. The owner at the end of each month will win a year subscription. I will check at midnight, May the 18th, to see who the first winner is.
Let the buying begin...
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Hi! Thanks for adding me! I bought your book "The Keeper" today and I saw the link to your MySpace on Amazon. Both your books sound really awesome, I'm looking forward to reading them! :)
hey hey!!! anyone can wish ya a Happy St. Patrick's Day...but who comes along to wish you a Happy Day After St. Patrick's Day?!?!?! c'est moi :D have a kickass tuesday :)
